2020–2021 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES Surgical Technologist | ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Available | 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) Associate of Science Degree in Florida, Associate of Applied Science Degree in Illinois and Minnesota CAREER OPPORTUNITIES • Surgical Technologist • Surgical Assistant OBJECTIVE The goal of this program is to prepare competent entry-level surgical technologists in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. Graduates of this program know basic concepts of anatomy and physiology, pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology. They understand operating room design, surgical equipment and instrumentation, safety standards, and asepsis and sterile techniques. Graduates can prepare, clean, and restock operating rooms; use and maintain surgical equipment; perform scrub and circulator duties in a number of surgical specialties; and contribute to pre- and post-operative patient care. They value critical thinking, communication, diverse perspectives, technology and information literacy, and patient and safety care. ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS Applicants must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Applicants must achieve a score on the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam that is acceptable for admission under the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam policy. 2. Applicants successful in completing the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam must complete the following prior to being deemed eligible for consideration for admission: • Application • Background screening • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment A health physical may be required and completed within the six months prior to internship/practicum as specified by the clinical facility. Current students in other programs wishing to transfer into a course of study requiring the admissions standards outlined above will be required to take or retake the School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam. Once the applicant file is complete, the College will schedule an interview between the applicant and Program Coordinator/Director. Students accepted into their program will receive written communication from the College. The College may choose two additional applicants as alternates to join the program if another applicant is deemed ineligible or decides not to begin classes. These two alternates must complete all the necessary steps for admission. Alternates will be guaranteed the opportunity for enrollment into the next cohort provided they remain eligible for admission. Students must attend programmatic orientation as well as general orientation or risk being removed from the cohort. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Lower Division English Composition (Required course) English Composition+ ENC 1101 Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Math / Natural Sciences (*Required, select 1 additional course)+ Structure and Function of the Human Body+ PHA 1500 Social Sciences (*Required, select 1 additional course)+ General Psychology+ *PSY 1012 See page 86 for General Education Course Selections. 8 4 8 8 CORE COURSES Lower Division BSC 2346 Human Anatomy and Physiology I BSC 2347 Human Anatomy and Physiology II CGS 1240 E242 HSC 1531 Medical Terminology MEA 2203 Pathophysiology STS 1005C Fundamentals of Surgical Technology STS 1186C Surgical Procedures I STS 1260 STS 1347 Surgical Pharmacology Surgical Microbiology STS 2080C Surgical Procedures II STS 2180C Surgical Procedures III STS 2304 STS 2305 General Education Credits Core Credits Total Associate’s Degree Credits +Flex Choice Credit by Assessment available; see page 154 for details. The Surgical Technologist Associate’s Degree is only offered at the following campuses: New Port Richey / West Pasco, FL; Brooklyn Park / Maple Grove, MN; St. Cloud, MN; Rockford, IL; and Romeoville/Joliet, IL. This program is designed to lead to careers in Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. This program meets the educational requirements to apply for registration as a surgical technologist in Illinois. Florida, Minnesota, and Wisconsin do not license surgical technologists. No determination has been made as to whether this program meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification in other states. Graduation from a campus with programmatic accreditation is a requirement to sit for the Certified Surgical Technologist (“CST”) certification through the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA); other eligibility requirements may apply. The Surgical Technologist AAS Program at the Brooklyn Park / Maple Grove, Moorhead, and St. Cloud, Minnesota, campuses, and the Rockford and Romeoville/Joliet, Illinois, campuses is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP.org) on the recommendation of the Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA). The Surgical Technologist AAS Program at the New Port Richey/West Pasco, Florida, campus is not currently accredited. Applicants to this program must meet program-specific admissions requirements, in addition to all general Rasmussen College admissions requirements. Please see the application procedures for this program under Academic Information and College Policies. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Illinois applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen College’s chosen third-party vendor. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Florida applicants must successfully pass two background checks— one through Rasmussen College’s chosen third-party vendor, and one meeting the Florida statutory definition of a Level 2 background check. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Minnesota applicants must successfully pass two background checks—one through Rasmussen College’s chosen third-party vendor, and one through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. 4 This program requires specific immunizations prior to professional practice experience. Surgical Tech Practicum I Surgical Tech Practicum II Computer Applications and Business Systems Concepts+ Career Development+ 5 5 3 2 4 5 4 4 2 2 4 4 8 8 32 60 92 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM 53
